behavior technician

licensed practical nurse

resident aid

case manager

therapist

White Sands Treatment Center

What is the best part of working at the company?
Leaving... Took massage therapy position My hours were cut from 24 a paycheck
to seventeen... We were not.
Allowed to do real massage with declineverything had to be over the clothing which is ridiculous for therapeutic massage. Especially when I have twenty six years of experience it's like taking a third bread to the race track and making them walk. Clients are paying 4.
 $1000 a day and they often serve hot dogs and French fries for dinner. And the patient should usually aren't even told about massage or chiropractic. So what's the point people who?Are we really kidding over there??

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being a licensed massage therapist and having to do fifteen to thirty minute massages through the clothing... It rubs your fingers raw...

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very clicky... You're either in the little office club or you're not... You know one of those ridiculous corporate settings. Feels like you're working with robots... When you get the job, you never get to know the managers.Because they never combine introduce themselves.You just see them walk through once in a while.It's very impersonal.
Unprofessional and unnecessary.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
To be honest at first I enjoyed it because.I always thought it would get better... But every week there were new rules that were unsaid.
Until they wanted to tell you. Honestly it just became extremely boring and consistent and unproductive. I gave the best massage as I could with the time frame and strict rules of the Facility?

I have nothing but positive things to say about White Sands Treatment Center in Fort Myers, truly. The people that work here are quality and the culture is healthy, balanced, and supportive. Most of the clinical and upper management staff have been here 10+ years and it's easy to understand why. They are a team and have their stuff together. It runs efficiently and they know what they're doing and doing it right. As a therapist, I was never overwhelmed with work or clients and always left work at a reasonable hour. There is a perfect balance of autonomy and supervision. As a new clinician when I started 3 years prior, I have grown and learned so much about how to be a high quality clinician from my coworkers and clinical director. There was never drama; I never ever had conflicts with my boss. Most of all, I felt that I was making a difference in the clients' lives and it is such rewarding work. The only downside is there isn't much opportunity for growth and upward mobility in the company, and the pay is average for the area. I miss working there and would absolutely recommend it. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
My coworkers! Who you work with can make or break your day! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The management. The favoritism that goes on here is unfathomable! I have never worked for a facility whose lines are so blurred and clearly crossed. A DON should not have her best friend working under her!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
In the last 2 years the number of patients has doubled but not the nursing staff. This place does not care how stressed out and overworked their nurses are and when something goes wrong such as the patients complaining that it takes to long to get meds, management doesn’t see that double patients is the cause not the actual staff that is working hard to keep up with the pace! 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful when there is not enough staff and there are way too many admissions scheduled which takes away the floor nurses, again causing chaos for patients who are too impatient to get their meds!

The management in the company is horrible, they do not value their employees and really only see their clients as a dollar sign instead of a person in need of help.  The employees who are honest and work hard get overlooked by the ones who sleep on the job and brown nose.   These are the type of people who are dishonest and only do the minimum job requirements.  Everyone who works there is trying to do a great job to get the attention of the upper management and strive for that recognition.   These people are willing to do what ever it takes to get on top even if it means compromising their morals.  In this type of environment it’s important for staff to set an example for the client who are attending this business, first impressions are everything and they need to see that what come out of your mouth is how your life is displayed.  If you are constantly lying to them and pretending to be compassionate they will see right through you and lose hope.  However if you actually want to help people, and you are working there for that reason don’t expect to keep your job long.

White Sands is the worst, most unethical agency I've ever worked for in my 11 year career. They have ZERO loyalty to their employees, and are constantly laying off staff to save a dime. They give their employees no notice, you just come to work and find your belongings haphazardly stuffed in a box in the parking lot. They even steal the money you'd earned from your vacation time and Christmas bonus. 

White Sands doesn't care about their patients, other than to make money off of them. We never had clinical meetings other than to discuss documentation, never what we could to better serve our patients. They really offered no supervision, training, or guidance at all. 

There was no inter-departmental communication at all despite requests. BHT staff didn't talk to clinical, clinical didn't talk to medical, and nobody talked to administration. 

Lately they've taken to renting out rooms like a hotel for a group of boxers, on site. This tells you everything you need to know about the integrity and ethics of this agency.

I started working at WhiteSands when they first opened 4 years ago as a BHT. Management loves to advance employees from within. I soon became a BHT Shift Lead, then interviewed for Admissions, was then able to move up into Benefits coordinating, and now Case Management Supervisor. I love everything this facility believes in and helping patients on a regular basis. The staff here have all been paramount in the growth and development of the company and every voice/suggestion is heard by management. The hardest part about the job is learning all of the hardships the patients have struggled with, but the best part is helping them overcome those obstacles to live a happy, healthy, sober life! I've learned so much in my time here and am always open to continue learning so I am well informed and versatile for the patients.

At White Sands you are hired at a good pay rate, but do not see any pay advancement when promoted or at the end of years time. Direct supervisor was awesome, but administration was sneaky and deceitful. Many employees were in violation of company policy on many occasions, but got no more than a verbal warning. Some of your coworkers are going to be around for life, while others try and find ways to make you look bad, to make themselves look better. Many of them do not like to work as a team. Other departments included. The only hard part of the job was knowing that if you even look at someone in a weird way you could quite possibly get fired, and dealing with coworkers and management  whom have never worked in this field or have run a company such as this one. Their main concern was filling beds and keeping numbers high. The only good part of the job was helping clients into a new chapter of their lives and some of your coworkers will become friends for life.

Not the best place to work. Expectations versus reality are far from each other. No communication with upper management, and the inmates run the prison. Assistants always have upper managements ear, and can influence them rather easily on decision making. 
Promises are made with improvements to facilities, and are scantily done or not at all. The kitchen being the biggest issue with this facility.  The equipment is sub-par at best. They cook outside under a pavilion. Yeah, try that in a hurricane with no electricity. Oh, they took the generator for the kitchen to supply power to another building when that generator broke down.
The facility itself is old. Constant issues with the electrical and plumbing systems. They continue to place Band-Aids on things that must be replaced and/or upgraded.

I have worked here as a BHT and I would say one point. I loved my job I would be so happy to get to work to see my patients and my staff I loved how we work together  I loved seeing my patients progress in there recovery but I will say management needs a clean up there is no communication at all that job is so cut throat I have seen them get rid of good people who have put time in and effort at that place. There is no proper training lack of communication it’s a mess! But I am so thankful god gave me the privilege to be there to do his work which is love one another and not judge and support. the patients was wonderful. management can be better if they only  had a proper way of going about things and the respect of there employees 

The challenge in reviewing this company and my experience is that I truly loved my work and came into my own as a therapist there through the guidance of the clinical director and my senior therapists, as well as the amazing behavioral techs and crisis counselors. However, there is far too much control being asserted by non clinical management over the treatment of the very specialized clientele. This can be an amazing place to work, but it was highly erratic and seemed confused about it goals. It is worth it to experience residential substance therapy work and grow, but be willing to speak out and maintain your own sense of self. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Behavior technician 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 1 salary reported	$29.00 per hour
Resident aid 4 salaries reported	$17.75 per hour
Case manager 3 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Therapist 1 salary reported	$32.50 per hour

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